Dunbeacon

Dunbeacon is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Dunbeacon is situated nearby to the locality Caherolikane, as well as near Old Mill East.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Gabriel.

Mount Gabriel

Peak

Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Gabriel is a large hill on the Mizen Peninsula, north of the town of Schull in County Cork, Ireland. The name Cnoc Osta means 'hill of the encampment', and was historically anglicized as 'Knock Hast'. Mount Gabriel is situated 3½ km southeast of Dunbeacon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ahakista and Durrus.

Ahakista

Locality

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ahakista is located approximately halfway along the Sheep's Head peninsula between Durrus and Kilcrohane in County Cork, Ireland. It is a wooded coastal village with a deep and sheltered harbour. Ahakista is situated 5 km northwest of Dunbeacon.

Durrus

Village

Photo: Dreoven, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Durrus is a village and civil parish in West Cork in Ireland. It is situated ten kilometres from Bantry in County Cork, at the head of the Sheep's Head and the Mizen Head peninsulas. Durrus is situated 5 km northeast of Dunbeacon.

Schull

Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.

Dunbeacon

Type: Locality
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.58333° or 51° 35′ north

Longitude

-9.56667° or 9° 34′ west

Elevation

58 metres (190 feet)

Open location code

9C3GHCMM+88

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52245057

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2964550

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